Change look and feel of DateTimePicker button?

Unfortunately not at this time. You'd have to retemplate the control. However I believe Blend lets you load default styles and modify them. So that is an option. Or alternatively, if you are a customer, we're happy to send you our default style XAML source.

I figured out an ugly hack to make it work.

You basically have to use VisualTreeHelper to dig down through the DateTimePicker until you reach an object whose type is ButtonChrome. Setting the Child property of that object to an image will replace the standard dropdown button with an image of my choosing.

The ButtonChrome object is only present in the Vista/Aero theme. That's ok though, because when running a non-Vista theme (on XP, 2003, etc.), the default dropdown button looks just fine. Vista/Aero is the only OS in which the button is hideous looking [not actipro's fault -- it's just an obnoxious Aero effect].

David

This is a different David - but if you could provide me with the default template for the DateTimePicker control, that would be excellent!

And, if you could also provide the default template for the MonthCalendar control, that might be very helpful for us as well.

Thanks in advance!

David Mullin

Ok, they have been emailed over.

I got them - thanks!

So, using the styles and templates you sent me, I was able to do all the things that I wanted, except one (possibly because it can't be done from the style).

We'd like the calendar popup for the DateTimePicker to have two months - the current month, and the next one. Am I correct in thinking that this isn't something that could be done from the template?

David Mullin
IMA Technologies

Hi David,
We took at a look at the code and right now, that probably isn't possible with how the control is set up. We'll write down this down on the TODO list as a request though.

Can I get a copy of the templates as well? We have a site license for the WPF Studio.

Thanks in Advance

Andy

Hi Andy,

If you are a WPF Studio customer, there will be a link in your Organization Purchases page to download the XAML styles for WPF Studio. You can grab everything directly from there.